Practice Nurse

Job summary

The duties and responsibilities below are essential job functions for which reasonable accommodation will be made.

All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary

to perform the job.

Personal Qualities

The successful candidate will have excellent all round communication and interpersonal skills, with a

professional and caring approach. We pride ourselves on a strong team ethos, therefore the role is suited to a

good team player, willing to help and support colleagues wherever needed.

The successful candidate should have good I.T. skills and hold a clean driving license.

Responsibilities

Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by GPs

Chronic Disease Management: COPD, Asthma, Diabetes, Stroke, Hypertension, CKD, R/A and Coronary

Heart Disease

Childhood and Routine immunisations

Undertake home visits

Cytology

Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Dementia and CVD risk/reviews

ECGs

Spirometry

Contraception (Pill checks, repeat Depo Provera injections)

Venepuncture

Requesting pathology tests

Strict adherence to agreed clinical and administrative protocols

Maintaining a high level of cleanliness of equipment and own clinical space

Maintaining clinical records with a high degree of accuracy and clarity (clinical system is Emis Web)

Attend and participate in Practice meetings as required

Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Main duties of the job

JOB FUNCTION

The dutiesand responsibilities below are essential job functions for which reasonable accommodation will be made.

All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary

to perform the job.

Personal Qualities

The successful candidate will have excellent all round communication and interpersonal skills, with a

professional and caring approach. We pride ourselves on a strong team ethos, therefore the role is suited to a

good team player, willing to help and support colleagues wherever needed.

The successful candidate should have good I.T. skills and hold a clean driving license.

Responsibilities

Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by GPs

Chronic Disease Management: COPD, Asthma, Diabetes, Stroke, Hypertension, CKD, R/A and Coronary

Heart Disease

Childhood and Routine immunisations

Undertake home visits

Cytology

Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Dementia and CVD risk/reviews

ECGs

Spirometry

Contraception (Pill checks, repeat Depo Provera injections)

Venepuncture

Requesting pathology tests

Strict adherence to agreed clinical and administrative protocols

Maintaining a high level of cleanliness of equipment and own clinical space

Maintaining clinical records with a high degree of accuracy and clarity (clinical system is Emis Web)

Attend and participate in Practice meetings as required

Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

About us

Highlands Surgery 156 Stockport Road, Ashton-under-lyne OL7 ONW. What is unique about us is that we run the surgeries like a well oil business while keeping the traditional doctor patient relationship alive. If we do our job well, you will get a timeless feelfor the traditional art of medicine and the personal doctor patient relationship whilst the admin/business machinery operates in the background seamlessly putting the pieces of the puzzle together.

Our people.

We pride ourselves in our people, we have team members who have been with us for more

than 26 years. Half of the team have been with us for over 10 years. We look after our team

members to enable them to look after the business and ultimately the patients.

Our people allow are subject matter experts in their field.

We have a core staff of around 65 permanent staff and we manage 12 ad hoc staff from various outside organisations such as primary care network, including locum doctors,

nurses and allied medical staff.